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Having the exchanges be glitchy day one, not just growing pains, not just a problem of volume, but a messaging problem for the law overall. >> would i have liked a much smoother rollout, you bet. i think the great news is we have 26 weeks of open enrollment. and this is -- in some ways like the kayak of health plans which has never been together before. unlike kayak, we wont sell out of the product. and the price doesnt change. so, day one, the prices are the same. as the end of the rollout. mar...

Theyre suspicious of health reform because it has something to do with the government administering the exchanges, having the exchanges be glitchy day one, not just growing pains, not just a problem of volume, but a messaging problem for the law overall. >> would i have liked a much smoother rollout, you bet. i think the great news is we have 26 weeks of open enrollment. and this is -- in some ways like the kayak of health plans which has never been together before. unlike kayak, we wont sell ou...

United states, competing for the business of individual policy holders. they cant block them. because of the pre-existing condition. they cant medically underwrite their condition. cant put a lifetime limit on their benefits. they have to play by a new set of rules. that its a brand new day for millions of americans. >> seems the volume issues are heartening. it means there are pent up demand and people want this. it also seems to me like it should have been expected you. guys did actually do a ...

Care act. >> the affordable care act. >> obviously its meant to be funny, but was there a messaging problem or have the republicans outmessaged your side? >> no, look, i think this is a case of -- i think the more people understand about whats in it, and also the more people understand, for instance, there arent death panels, theyre not going to be kicked off, all of the bad predictions that youve seen. when those dont come to fruition, i think that will also bolster and help the law. look, ther...

Responsibility and resume a thoughtful debate on gun violence in this country. and henry winkler sarcastically tweeted, please america, do nothing to promote gun control as thats how we roll until we all shot each other. do you think it was appropriate to do this on the same day that 13 people were gunned down? >> i did and i will continue to believe that. heres a guy with clearly mental illness. it was documented. navy knew about it. he was able to purchase a shotgun. what does that tell you? >...

Oval office address or obama going out and giving a speech as a panacea. i think we all remember the oil spill oval office address it doesnt solve the messaging problem there. >> no it did not, my friend. >> but it gives members of congress a little cover if the president has made his case to the american people. >> we shall see. it is as they say a fluid situation. former national security council spokesman, tommy, thank you as always. a programming note, tonight, grab the popcorn, get your com...

Womens health and that disrespects the health of women and their doctors on how to make judgments on womens health. >> the bill was sponsored by republican trent frank and approved by an all-male subcommittee panel, last week they approved the bill for a full-house vote. it was at that hearing that trent frank said this. >> before when my friends on the left side of the aisle here tried to make rape and incest the subject, because you know, the -- incidents of rape and -- resulting in pregnancy ...

Think about this. your thought about this. this is really weird. >> i dont think on this that the republicans we hear a lot about their messaging problem. i think part of their messaging problem in this instance, and also up in alaska, is they are very slow to realize that they make these comments on an obscure radio station, or they post something on their facebook, and the next day or that day, its all over the word. they just dont recognize the power of social media and what they say even off...

The population, that they kill half the people is so ludicrous that even the biggest -- in the world probably dont want to think about this. your thought about this. this is really weird. >> i dont think on this that the republicans we hear a lot about their messaging problem. i think part of their messaging problem in this instance, and also up in alaska, is they are very slow to realize that they make these comments on an obscure radio station, or they post something on their facebook, and the...

This is really weird. >> i dont think on this that the republicans we hear a lot about their messaging problem. i think part of their messaging problem in this instance, and also up in alaska, is they are very slow to realize that they make these comments on an obscure radio station, or they post something on their facebook, and the next day or that day, its all over the word. they just dont recognize the power of social media and what they say even off the cuff goes everywhere. it just seems li...